@NickUK I had my bilateral TKR on the first (can it really only be 5 days ago?) and my life has already been changed so much. The horrible bone on bone pain is GONE.
I was certainly no great athlete before surgery, that's for sure. 62 year old grandma who walked my dog every day and such as that. Because they did both at once I spent 3 nights in the hospital. I was told I'm having an unusual recovery in that I'm able to move around so well and such. If it is happening for me it can happen for anyone.
I'm able to sleep on my side and have only been waking up for my meds. I have alarms set on my phone. I had a great surgeon and, I think, pain control is one of the reasons I'm doing so well. One night I had a nurse that didn't wake me up for my pain meds and I paid for it that day. Took the whole day to catch back up. So don't let the pain sneak up on you.
I do have an issue with getting to a standing position if the chair or whatever isn't high enough for my comfort. It is extremely painful. My bed is a bit high and I can pop up from it with no problem or pain at all. Check out the heights of toilets before you use them.
You are going to do wonderfully. The only reason I'm awake now is I had a nature call and then decided to clean up a bit as the home nurse and PT is coming for the first time tomorrow (guess I should say today). I'm going to ask them if I can go outside and walk a bit. I'll have to use a walker for that I'm sure.
I'm sure at some point something will happen and I'll go through the "what have I done to myself" phase but for right now it was the best thing I could have done for myself. So tell all those horror mongers to get lost!
Keep in touch and let us know how you are doing